游僧

遊僧

yóusēng

noun

Measure Word

一位游僧 wèi

Meanings

1 wandering monk
2 itinerant Buddhist monk

Characters

to roam; travel

Examples

山里来了一位游僧化缘。

Shān li láile yí wèi yóusēng huàyuán.

A wandering monk came to the mountain to ask for alms.

这位高僧年轻时当过游僧。

Zhè wèi gāosēng niánqīng shí dāngguo yóusēng.

The eminent monk spent his youth as a wandering monk.

Tips

culture

In Buddhist practice, an itinerant monk with no fixed temple — traveling between monasteries (行脚) for study, pilgrimage, or begging alms (化缘). Also called 云游僧 or 行脚僧.

Stroke Order

游 yóu

僧 sēng